Bulgaria’s presidential election first round: Winners and losers
Some won by not losing. Some gained in spite of losing. And some clearly lost. That’s the sum of the
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Perspectives
weekly Editorial, blogs, opinion from TSG team and readers, Bill Drysdale on ‘My Bulgaria’; Analysis – from team, VOA, NENN; full texts of significant statements, speeches and media statements by Government and non-government organisations.
IBNA/Op-Ed: Not a very good year for Bulgarian PM Borissov
Every opinion poll in Bulgaria in recent years shows Boiko Borissov’s GERB party as the one with by far the
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The Invisible Bulgarian President
Recently listening to an interesting podcast discussion, by Clive Leviev-Sawyer and Lance Nelson – concerning the forthcoming Bulgarian presidential election
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Bulgaria elections 2016: The wrap of the week that was, October 30
In the week ending on October 30, Bulgaria’s Parliament approved last-minute changes to electoral laws, the government played cut-price Father
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Bulgaria elections 2016: The wrap of the week that was, October 23
The big takeaway from the past week in the campaigns ahead of Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections is that we
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Hillary and Donald’s ‘Punch & Judy Show’
Some comedian recently asked on British TV, apropos the loutish and androgynous Donald Trump: “Why would American voters want to
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Putin’s friends in Europe
The upsurge of populism in Europe has provided Russia with an ample supply of sympathetic political parties across the continent.
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Bulgaria’s top two presidential candidates duel in live TV debate
The two candidates in Bulgaria’s presidential elections seen in opinion polls as running first and second – out of 21
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Third US presidential debate: Trump shocks with ‘I’ll keep you in suspense’
The third United States presidential election debate was running along predictable lines until Donald Trump said, in an extension of
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